AGENDA
FERNDALE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2003, 7:30 P.M. AT CITY HALL
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. PRESENTATION Citizen Award by the Police
Department for Richard Nash
4. PRESENTATION August, 2003 Beautification
Awards
5. PRESENTATION September, 2003 Beautification
Awards
6. Call to Audience (Strict half-hour; excess of
half-hour immediately prior to Call to Council)
7. Consent Agenda
All items listed under Consent Agenda are
considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one
motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a
Council Member or citizen so requests, in which event the items will
be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered at the end of the
Regular Agenda.
A. Approval of the Minutes of the Special Meeting
held September 8, 2003, and the Regular Meeting held September 8,
2003, as submitted by City Clerk.
B. Approval to purchase Taser weapons with
cartridges and holsters from Michigan Taser Distribution, as
submitted by Police Chief.
C. Approval to purchase elliptical trainer,
recumbent bicycle and inversion table from Fitness Things, Inc., as
submitted by Police Chief.
D. Approval to purchase replacement body armor
for each Police Officer from Second Chance Ballistic Vest Company,
as submitted by Police Chief.
E. Approval of the Special Event Application from
Ferndale Area Churches CROP Walk for Annual Crop Walk to be held on
Sunday, October 12, 2003, throughout Ferndale from 2:00 to 6:00
p.m., as submitted by City Clerk.
F. Adoption of Travel Resolution authorizing
attendance at the NLC Conference to be held December 8-14, 2003, in
Nashville, Tennessee, as submitted by City Clerk.
G. Approval to schedule Sidewalk Hardship
Committee Meeting on Tuesday, September 30, 2003, at 6:00 p.m., to
review payment requests of property owners in Sidewalk Special
Assessment District 2003, and to schedule a Public Hearing on
Monday, October 13, 2003, at 7:30 p.m., to confirm the Special
Assessment Roll for the district, as submitted by DPW Director.
H. Approval to schedule a Public Hearing on
Monday, October 13, 2003, at 7:30 p.m., regarding an amendment to
the Brownfield Plan for the property located at 1300 E. Nine Mile
Road, as submitted by CDS Director.
I. Receive the Police Department Report for
August, 2003.
(Public copies of the Consent Agenda may be
viewed at the Library)
J. Approval of the bills and payrolls (as
certified by City Manager) to be paid subject to review by the
Council Finance Committee.
8. Regular Agenda
A. Consideration of adoption of Ordinance No.
971, which amends Chapter 18 of the Code of Ordinances regarding
Traffic and Motor Vehicle Code
B. Consideration of contracting with EMPCO as new
testing company replacing the MML Testing Services
C. Discussion and update regarding DIFT
D. Consideration of awarding bid for the
beautification segment of CDBG Program Year 2003 and approval of
contract
9. Call to Council
10. Adjournment
